World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August
The Guardianby Damian Carrington Environment editor24 Aug 2026
The world’s oceans were hotter than ever previously recorded on Saturday, according to the latest data.
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top 86%New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts
The Guardianby Cecilia Nowell24 Aug 2026
New Mexico will continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after a federal rule ending Medicaid support for such care goes into effect.
Trump’s border wall construction threatens rock art as old as the pyramids: ‘The ancestors are still here’
The Guardianby Roque Planas in Comstock, Texas24 Aug 2026
On an overcast summer morning, Carolyn Boyd, an archeologist at Texas State University, stood at the foot of a cave in west Texas, looking up toward a series of towering murals painted on a rock...
Georgina Hayden’s quick and easy recipe for charred corn, jalapeño and black bean nachos | Quick and easy
The Guardianby Georgina Hayden24 Aug 2026
Corn is a late-summer staple in our house, but its arrival often leaves me feeling a little blue (end of summer and all that).
How growing up in ‘Chemical Valley’ inspired lawyer to sue industry she used to work for
The Guardianby Pippa Neill24 Aug 2026
The factories were just part of the landscape for Hélène Duguy growing up in the heart of an area known as France’s “Chemical Valley”.
After 100 days of the deadliest Ebola outbreak, it can be stopped. Here’s how | Jean Kaseya and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
The Guardianby Jean Kaseya and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus24 Aug 2026
Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we go first to listen. In Bunia, we have met dozens of community representatives: survivors, women, young people, local...
Amorim’s Milan live up to billing as teenage star Cissè upstages signings | Nicky Bandini
The Guardianby Nicky Bandini24 Aug 2026
“I love Cissè. I love Cissè.” Ruben Amorim had not yet taken charge of his first competitive game as Milan manager but already he was furnishing journalists with soundbites and supporters with...
Mercedes’ Wolff wary that Norris and Hamilton are genuine F1 title contenders
The Guardianby Giles Richards in Zandvoort24 Aug 2026
McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton are genuine contenders for the Formula One world championship, according to the Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, who watched Norris take a...
From Arizona to Wisconsin, election deniers are vying for office nationwide
The Guardianby Rachel Leingang24 Aug 2026
Election deniers are back on the ballot. In most swing states, at least one major Republican candidate has questioned or outright denied the results of the 2020 US presidential election, which...
Alarm over $20m plan to supply ICE officers with electric-shock gloves
The Guardianby Sara Braun24 Aug 2026
Plans to supply Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with special gloves that can deliver electric shocks have alarmed experts and drawn scrutiny amid some high-profile lawsuits over...
Marching in the Dark review – rural Indian widows show stunning resilience as they battle poverty and taboos
The Guardianby Phuong Le24 Aug 2026
Out in rural India, a crisis casts a dark cloud over the seemingly tranquil vistas of wheat fields and soy farms.
‘Standard’ velvet hangers? There’s nothing standard about some of the items on John Lewis’s uni essentials list| Emma Beddington
The Guardianby Emma Beddington24 Aug 2026
Of all the questions this year’s freshers may be nervously asking themselves as they prepare for this next phase – did I pick the right course? Will I make friends?
ICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture | Judith Levine
The Guardianby Judith Levine24 Aug 2026
On 11 August, the Associated Press reported that the Homeland Security Agency will spend up to $20m to equip its agents with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks to the skin of a person...
The pet I’ll never forget: Ernie the danger dog – who loves dicing with death
The Guardianby Farryn Stock24 Aug 2026
Ernie found his way into our hearts and home about nine years ago, when he strategically crawled into my lap during a family visit to meet a litter of puppies.
Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race
The Guardianby Chris Stein in Marshall, North Carolina24 Aug 2026
Two years after North Carolina suffered the worst natural disaster in its history when Hurricane Helene struck the state’s western half, life in the hardest-hit areas appears back to normal.
‘Cookies’ made from plastic may be on the menu for future astronauts
The Guardianby Hannah Devlin Science correspondent24 Aug 2026
Cookies produced from upcycled plastic may sound like something straight out of a dystopian sci-fi plot.
The men claiming to defend women’s sports are throwing sex toys at female athletes
The Guardianby Dave Schilling24 Aug 2026
I regret to inform you that yet another dildo has hit a WNBA court. The Chicago Sky v Golden State Valkyries game was sullied by sex toys being chucked on to the playing surface on Friday.
Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs
The Guardianby Michael Jacobs24 Aug 2026
The British government must soon decide whether it should give consent to two oil and gasfields, Rosebank in the North Atlantic and Jackdaw in the North Sea.
‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos
The Guardianby Emine Saner24 Aug 2026
In a London pub, Greg Double was brutally confronted with the reality of Britain’s evolving tipping culture.
Ex-mayor Dan Sullivan supports incumbent Dan Sullivan’s Senate bid against third Dan Sullivan
The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas24 Aug 2026
Dan Sullivan supports Dan Sullivan against Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s US Senate election, says a former Alaskan mayor who recently backed the race’s Republican incumbent over a challenger sharing...